Fire Behavior
Extreme fire behavior with extreme rates of spread and active surface fire. Increase in fire perimeter along the north and east flanks. Active crown
fire with sustained runs. Fire continues to back down toward Highway 24.

Significant Events
Fire activity increased along the entire perimeter due to Red Flag Conditions, wind shifts and Haines Index of 6 (very high). Fire has reached the
south side of Rampart Recreation Area and reservior with a burnout being conducted to protect infrastructure. Indirect line location opportunities are
being assessed north of Lucky 4 Road. Incident has expanded to include Division D and X based on northwest growth of fire perimeter. An evacuation has
been issued by the City of Colorado Springs for Mt Springs, Peregrine and Westwood. At approximately 4 pm the fire progressed west to east in Division
Y crossing Queens Canyon and established itself on the east aspect of the Front Range. The evacuation order for Crystal Park subdivision has been
lifted and residents allowed to return.

Planned Actions
Improve pipeline easement contingency line south of Woodland Park going east from Hwy 24 and tying into Rampart Recreation Area. Continue to hold
Rampart Range Road to prevent fire from moving northeast and east. Continue point protection in Cedar Heights and continue structure protection along
the west side of Colorado Springs.

From Wikipedia: "Haines Index is a weather index developed by meteorologist Donald Haines in 1988 that measures the potential for rapid forest fire
growth. The index is derived from the stability (temperature difference between different levels of the atmosphere) and moisture content (dew point
depression) of the lower atmosphere. These data may be acquired with a radiosonde. The index is calculated over three ranges of atmospheric pressure:
low elevation (950-850 millibars (mb)), mid elevation (850-700 mb), and high elevation (700-500 mb).[1]

A Haines index of 6 means a high potential for large fire growth, 5 medium potential, 4 low potential, and anything less than 4 equates to very low
potential."

Overnight the fire continued to back down towards Hwy 24 as firefighters continued to hold and maintain the perimeter east of the Hwy. Structure
protection continued along the Hwy, north of the current fire line. Firefighters continued to hold improve the line on the northwest perimeter, which
had been created using burnout operations earlier in the day, along Rampart Range Road. On the northeast flank, fire continued to back down to West
Monument Creek. A spot fire north of Rampart Reservoir was very active overnight. Structure protection continued in around the Eagle Lake Camp and in
Cedar Heights.

Today firefighters will once again face Red Flag conditions with thunderstorms expected in the afternoon. They will continue to secure structures in
Wellington Canyon, and secure the community of Cascade. Firefighters will initiate structure protection further to the north along Hwy 24 and scout
for contingency lines. Control operations will continue on the north and east along West Monument Creek. Firefighters are working with the City of
Colorado Springs Fire Department on the west to focus primarily on structure protection. Structure protection will continue around Eagle Camp and
Cedar Heights.

Wow that is my first time seeing an aerial of it. I grew up here and my folks who live near Gardon of the Gods, just north of Coronado High School,
were evacuated early yesterday. Their house hasn't been hit but they are not being allowed anywhere near.

Wildfires can be a horrifying experience, even for those not directly involved. Black saturday was one of the saddest and most devistating events in
Ausralias history. I feel for the people of Colorado Springs, and all americans watching this unfold.

We had a fizzer of a fire season down here last year, nothing much happened at all. This season (which starts officially in about four months), will
be different. Things have dried out a bit and the re-growth from the last fires has come back with a vengence.

To make matteres worse, the DSE/Parks Vic/CFA here in Victoria only got about 40% of our fuel reducion burns done. Even worse than that, our beloved
Senetor Ted Baillieu, started sacking Firefighters and contractors (nearly 450 jobs all up). He also plans to drop the intake number of seasonal fire
workers further this coming season, yet he wants twice the ammount of fuel reduction done.

How half the number of workers are going to accomplish double the burns and fight wildfires at the same time this year is beyond me...

If TSHTF in Victoria in 2012-2013, we'll be seeing more images like the ones in the OP from down here...

Extreme fire behavior with extreme rates of spread and active surface fire. Increase in fire perimeter along the north and east flanks. Active crown
fire with sustained runs. Fire continues to back down toward Highway 24.

Significant Events

Fire activity increased along the entire perimeter due to Red Flag Conditions, wind shifts and Haines Index of 6 (very high). Fire has reached the
south side of Rampart Recreation Area and reservior with a burnout being conducted to protect infrastructure. Indirect line location opportunities are
being assessed north of Lucky 4 Road. Incident has expanded to include Division D and X based on northwest growth of fire perimeter. An evacuation has
been issued by the City of Colorado Springs for Mt Springs, Peregrine and Westwood. At approximately 4 pm the fire progressed west to east in Division
Y crossing Queens Canyon and established itself on the east aspect of the Front Range. The evacuation order for Crystal Park subdivision has been
lifted and residents allowed to return.

Outlook

Planned Actions

Improve pipelone easement contingency line south of Woodland Park going east from Hwy 24 and tying into Rampart Recreation Area. Continue to hold
Rampart Ridge Road to prevent fire from moving northeast and east. Continue point protection in Cedar Heights and continue structure protection along
the west side of Colorado Springs.

just jumping in and haven't read the last few pages...my brother in NY told me he saw a press conference yesterday where Hinkenlooper said he had
information that indicated the fires were manmade...anyone else hear this? Stay well.

Morning. Latest is....... 300+ homes burned, still 32,000 evacuated,Thursday will be a similar day compared to Wednesday, but the fire danger will be
a bit lower. For the first time since the Waldo Canon fire started there is not a red flag warning in effect. The overall wind pattern today will be
lighter, but gusty outflow winds are possible later

There was a story on Colrado Springs cragslist wher a guy say he saw the person and has pic for the athourities , he says he has left his info on tip
line, but so far no one has contacted him. Is it true?? Who knows.

My father told me that he heard a report that some folks upon the mountain, around Rampart Range Rd. Encountered a man who was leaving the scene
shortly after the fire started. He said that they confronted the man and asked him to help put the fires out and the man refused to help and left the
scene. He did provide a brief description of the man, but since I don't know what his source for this man or remember the description accurately I am
not going to post the brief description, to protect the innocent. But he did tell me that there was a person of interest and currently they are
looking for this person.

just jumping in and haven't read the last few pages...my brother in NY told me he saw a press conference yesterday where Hinkenlooper said he had
information that indicated the fires were manmade...anyone else hear this? Stay well.

CJ

There still has been no info (officially released to my knowledge) about the cause of the fire, but many are saying what you are. The investigation is
still going on. Yesterday, video came out from someone who was there when it started, so they are aware of the exact location.

EDIT: Oh and they did say last night that lightning has been ruled out.

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